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Cyber Academy course

Keeping your family safe from school-related scams

A 14-minute Cyber Academy course for families. Learn how your school really contacts you, how to spot fake school messages and family emergency calls, how to set up home devices safely, and what to do quickly if you clicked or paid. 7 sections, 8-question knowledge check, a branching practice scenario and a completion certificate. The companion guide gives managers the outline, a huddle plan and the answer key.

Time to use
14-minute course
Audience
Families
Language
English
Formats
PDF
First page preview of Keeping your family safe from school-related scams

What's inside

  • Section: A text at dinner time
  • Section: Tricks that pretend to be the school
  • Section: How your school really contacts you
  • Section: Your family safe word
  • Section: A 15-minute home device check
  • Section: If you clicked, shared or paid
  • Section: Talking with your child
  • 8-question knowledge check with explanations
  • Branching scenario: The lunch balance text
  • Completion certificate (named accounts)
  • Printable companion guide with facilitator notes and answer key

Learners will be able to

  • Recognize fake school messages about lunch balances, fees, closures, buses and scholarships
  • Check any school message by using the official app or by calling the front office number you look up yourself
  • Set up a family safe word for emergency calls and complete a simple home device check
  • Take the right steps quickly if you clicked a link, shared information or paid
  • Talk with your child about online tricks without blame

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How to use and print

The course runs in Cyber Academy; this companion guide prints double-sided on Letter for managers and facilitators.

Participating districts download the same files co-branded with their own name and logo, and the QR codes count scans for their campaign reports.

Supports these rubric areas

  • Awareness & Training
  • Incident Response Reporting and Communication
  • NIST CSF PR.AT
  • NIST CSF RS.CO

Part of

Flash-n-Flush one-pager · All staff

New principal? Same old gift card scam.

August staff edition for all school staff. Every August, scammers read the 'welcome our new staff' posts, then pose as the principal to new hires who don't know anyone's voice or number yet.

  • 90-second read
  • English
  • PDF

Cyber Academy course · All staff, finance

Stop payment, payroll and W-2 fraud at the front desk

Protect district money and staff paychecks with one habit: verify every bank change, payroll change and urgent payment request through a number you already trust. Learn the school-specific tricks, the call-back rule, dual approval and exactly what to do in the first 30 minutes if a payment already went out.

  • 18-minute course
  • English
  • Online course (sign in)

Flash-n-Flush one-pager · All staff

Didn't sign in? Don't tap Approve.

October staff edition for all school staff. Your sign-in code or approval prompt is the lock on your account.

  • 90-second read
  • English
  • PDF

Flash-n-Flush one-pager · All staff

Missed delivery? Let that text go missing.

November staff edition for all school staff. Between classroom wish-list orders and holiday shopping, almost everyone is expecting a package this month.

  • 90-second read
  • English
  • PDF

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